Michigan Radio: How 2 fifth-grade classrooms can be so different

Oct. 24, 2013

Our partners at Michigan Radio report on the disparity between classrooms in our state.

School X has a high poverty population with chronically low test scores, a high teacher turnover rate, and a new fifth-grade teacher in an overcrowded classroom.

In Novi, the student population is solidly middle class or higher, test scores are among the highest in the state, the teachers have taught fifth grade for pretty much their entire careers, and the classrooms are well-stocked and spacious.